Title :
Optical access to topological-insulator surface states with plasmonic rotating fields
Author :
Spektor, Grisha ; David, Asaf ; Bartal, Guy ; Orenstein, Meir ; Hayat, Alex
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We implemented a square plasmonic cavity supporting an array of counter rotating field elements. The controlled, highly confined angular momenta array is a means for coupling to the spin helical surface states of topological insulators.
Keywords :
angular momentum; optical resonators; surface states; topological insulators; counter rotating field elements; highly confined angular momenta array; optical access; plasmonic rotating fields; spin helical surface states; square plasmonic cavity; topological-insulator surface states; Arrays; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Lighting; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
